Mike Hulbert
Personal Information
Birth: April 14, 1958 Elmira, NY U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 175 lb (79.4 kg)
Nationality: United States
Residence: Orlando, Florida U.S.
College: East Tennessee State University
Career
Turned Pro: 1981
Current Tour: Champions Tour
Professional wins: 6 (PGA Tour: 3, Other: 3)
Michael Patrick "Mike" Hulbert (born April 14, 1958) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.
Hulbert was born in Elmira, New York. He grew up in Horseheads, New York, and was a childhood friend and high school golf rival of fellow PGA Tour player Joey Sindelar. Hulbert attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee; he earned All-American honors as a member of the golf team in 1979 and 1980. He turned pro in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1985.
Hulbert won three times on the PGA Tour; his last two wins came in playoffs. His first win came at the Federal Express St. Jude Classic in 1986 by one stroke over Joey Sindelar. His second victory was at the 1989 B.C. Open in a playoff over Bob Estes. In his third win at the 1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, he defeated Kenny Knox on the first hole in a playoff. Hulbert's best finishes in major Championships were a T-6 at the 1992 U.S. Open, and a T-7 at the 1986 PGA Championship. He has had more than 45 top-10 finishes in his PGA career including more than a half-dozen 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
Hulbert had a knack for the Plantation Course at the Kapalua International, an event he won in 1991, and finished 2nd to Davis Love III in 1992. During the 3rd round of the 1993 event he was in the final group paired with Fred Couples. Couples was blistering his own drives during this round, some 30 yards past Hulbert, and Hulbert wittingly went up to on-course commentator Steve Melnyk and asked, "How come every time Fred Couples drives it's always down wind?"
During most of the 1995 PGA Tour season Hulbert putted one-handed, and almost won the Buick Invitational while doing so. When he switched back to a traditional two-handed putting grip in the late summer at The International he found himself on the first pages of the leaderboard as CBS Sports came on the air for weekend coverage, prompting announcer Jim Nantz to note: "Mike Hulbert, driving with two hands on the wheel this week!"
Hulbert has worked as a sports broadcaster for USA Network, CBS Sports, ESPN, and The Golf Channel. During the 2003 Buick Open he interviewed eventual champion Jim Furyk from what appeared to be a snack bar during a rain delay while covering the early rounds on USA Network. Other players (who were not visible, nor identified) were in the room at the time of Furyk's interview and proceeded to throw popcorn at them from off camera as the interview progressed. At one point Furyk even held up a golf towel to block the popcorn as it got worse, and he stated that: "It looks like it's pick on Hubby day!"
In 2002, Hulbert was inducted into the East Tennessee State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Hulbert has had more than 4.2 million dollars in career earnings. He lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife and two sons.
Jim McGovern
Personal information
Born: February 5, 1965 in Teaneck, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality: United States
Residence: Oradell, New Jersey
Career
College: University of Arkansas
Old Dominion University
Turned professional: 1988
Current tour(s): Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s): PGA Tour
Professional wins: 6
Number of wins by tour:
PGA Tour: 1
Nationwide Tour: 3
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters - T5: 1994
U.S. Open - T13: 1994
Open Championship - CUT: 1993, 1994
PGA Championship - T22: 1993
James David McGovern (born February 5, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1990s.
McGovern was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. He grew up in Oradell, New Jersey in a house adjoining the Hackensack Golf Club. He attended Bergen Catholic High School, and was a star football player there, when a coach introduced him to golf during his junior year. He initially attended the University of Arkansas as a non-scholarship member of its golf team. He transferred after two years to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and was a member of that school's golf team. He turned pro in 1988 and joined the PGA Tour in 1991.
McGovern was a member of the PGA Tour from 1991–1998. His career year was 1993 when he won once, had two other top-10 finishes, earned $587,495 and finished 27th on the money list. His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1994 Masters Tournament. He had 14 career top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.
McGovern finished 19th in qualifying school and earned his PGA Tour card for 2008.
McGovern lives in Oradell, New Jersey.
Joe Daley
Born: October 30, 1960 Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Weight: 159 lb
Nationality: United States <
Career
College: Old Dominion University
Turned professional: 1991
Current tour(s): Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s): PGA Tour
Professional wins: 2
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour: 2
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters - DNP
U.S. Open - CUT: 2000, 2007
Open Championship - DNP
PGA Championship - DNP
Joe Daley (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer.
Daley was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania and played college golf at Old Dominion University. He did not turn pro until 1992 at the age of 32, having been a wholesale credit manager since graduating from college. Daley has been a member of the Nationwide Tour since 2004. He also played the tour in 1997 as well as from 1999 to 2002. He earned his PGA Tour card in 1996 and 1998, playing in 59 events on the major tour. His best finish was a tie for sixth at the 1996 B.C. Open. In the 2000 PGA Tour Q-School tournament, he rolled in a five-foot putt during the fourth round, only to have the ball pop out of the off-center cup and back onto the putting surface. He missed his PGA Tour card by a single stroke.
Daley's best finish in 2007 on the Nationwide Tour was a fourth place at the Legend Financial Group Classic. He also shot his best round on the PGA Tour in 2007 during round two of the Sony Open in Hawaii. He completed 2007 ranked 66th on the Nationwide Money List ranking. He played the Nationwide Tour again in 2008 and had three top ten finishes, including third place at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. His low round is a 64 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. He completed the year at 59th on the money list with $113,597 in winnings so he retained his Nationwide Tour card for the 2009 season. This marked the sixth straight season that Daley has earned his full-time Nationwide card. He made the cut in 14 out of 27 events in 2008, and was 10th in driving accuracy at 73.22%.
Nationwide Tour wins: (2)
* 1997 NIKE Louisiana Open
* 2005 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
